Tuesday, 9 August 2011

There will be 16,000 police officers patrolling London's streets tonight and forces across the country are steeling themselves for a possible fourth night of riots and looting.Normally, offending levels are lower in poor night time weather and it was hoped the authorities' bid for peace would be bolstered by rain - which has lashed parts of the United Kingdom in recent days.But forecasters said the chances were slim.Across the capital there will be no rain, said a forecaster from MeteoGroup, the Press Association's weather centre.It will also remain dry further north into Birmingham, which also saw trouble yesterday, as well as Bristol where a Tesco store was torched.